burgoo
1 synonym for burgoo, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A porridge-like dish flavoured with sugar, salt and butter, once eaten by sailors.
Etymology
Of unclear origin. It apparently comes from the dialectal term burgood ("yeast"). Perhaps it ultimately derives from Welsh burym ("yeast") plus cawl ("cabbage, gruel"), or perhaps from Arabic بُرْغُل (burḡul), or else from an alteration of ragout.
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